calibration

[chana]

hi

 

I have a Mac mini processor with a dell U2419H, I calibrated with the Spyder 5 pro....and is overexposed and colouring abit off...aniway you could help me?

 

thanks

[Damien Symonds]

Hi @chana, did you follow my calibration instructions here?

[chana]

im following now

 

[chana]

but im not finding the go and preferences option

 

[Damien Symonds]

Oh, sorry, on a  Mac it's in a different menu.  I can't remember what it's called, but it'll be there somewhere.

Show me a screenshot of your available menus if you can't find it.

[chana]

hi

 

current is 209 how do I change it?

I. turn on the lights of the room...started from the begging and is showing 209...

 

should I press update?

[Damien Symonds]

209 is completely outrageous.  You forgot to adjust your screen's brightness to match your prints at the beginning of the instructions.

[chana]

color ? or brightness?

 

because the only option that I have here is kelvin not brightness

[Damien Symonds]

Is this the monitor you have?  https://downloads.dell.com/manuals/all-products/esuprt_electronics_accessories/esuprt_electronics_accessories_monitors/dell-u2419h-monitor_user's-guide_en-us.pdf

[chana]

I think so

[Damien Symonds]

Page 37 tells you how to adjust the brightness.

[chana]

just did it...so how much brightness should I set up?

[Damien Symonds]

As low as it needs to be.  To match your pro lab prints.

Which lab are your prints from?

[chana]

Loxley colour

[Damien Symonds]

Great.  So take that brightness way down, until you have a match.

[chana]

I put on 76% but the colours are pinkish

[chana]

should I update on the calibration?

[Damien Symonds]

Sorry, yes, press "Update".

2 minutes ago, chana said:

I put on 76% but the colours are pinkish

Don't worry about the pinkish for now.  Only the brightness at this stage.

[chana]

before I click update...my last prints that arrives...and that's the reason also why I want to calibrate they came extremely overexposed...anything to do with my calibration?

[chana]

also I put on 76% only the one of the sun symbol...correct?

[chana]

I put down to 70% and is still on 147

 

should I change also in the moon sign?

[chana]

yes?

[Damien Symonds]

No, leave the moon (contrast) exactly where it is.

Keep the brightness going down.  The result should be somewhere between 80 and 100.  Some people have to take their screen's brightness to 10% or even lower.

[chana]

im up 40%..is it supposed to be soo dark?

[Damien Symonds]

Yes.

You've become too used to it being REALLY REALLY bright.  So proper brightness always seems too dark at first.